1 2012 Javelina Baseball Fast Facts
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Individual Game Records .................................................. 23 Date Opponent Location Time Team Game Records ......................................................... 23 Feb. 7 St. Edward’s Kingsville, TX 6:00 Team Season Records ....................................................... 23 Feb. 10 UH-Victoria (2) Kingsville, TX 3:00 Javelina Season Records...............................................19-20 Feb. 11 UH-Victoria Victoria, TX 4:00 Javelina Career Records ................................................ 21-22 Feb. 14 UT-Brownsville (2) Kingsville, TX 3:00 Yearly Results ............................................................... 24-27 Feb. 21 A&M-International Laredo, TX 2:00 Record vs. Opponents ...................................................... 29 Feb. 24 Central Oklahoma Kingsville, TX 6:00 Award Winners ............................................................. 28-29 Feb. 25 Central Oklahoma (2) Kingsville, TX 1:00 Mike Adams .......................................................................30 Mar. 2 Northwood Kingsville, TX 6:00 Javelina Draft Picks ............................................................31 Mar. 3 Northwood (2) Kingsville, TX 1:00 Lone Star Conference ......................................................... 32-34 Mar. 9 Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA 6:00 LSC Office ........................................................................... 32 Mar. 10 Lousiana Tech (2) Ruston, LA 1:00 LSC SAAC Cup .................................................................... 33 Mar. 13 St. Mary’s Kingsville, TX 3:00 2011 LSC Standings ............................................................ 34 Mar. 16 Angelo State* Kingsville, TX 6:00 2011 LSC All-Conference .................................................... 34 Mar. 17 Angelo State* (2) Kingsville, TX 1:00 2011 LSC Team Leaders ...................................................... 34 Mar. 18 Angelo State* Kingsville, TX 1:00 Athletic Department ........................................................... 35-36 Mar. 20 UT-Brownsville Brownsville, TX 6:00 Kenneth Oliver, Director of Athletics ............................... 35 Mar. 23 Abilene Christian* Abilene, TX 6:00 Dr. Steven Tallant, University President ..........................36 Mar. 24 Abilene Christian* (2) Abilene, TX 1:00 Mar. 25 Abilene Christian* Abilene, TX 1:00 Fast Facts Mar. 30 Tarleton State* Stephenville, TX 6:00 Location: Kingsville, Texas (25,000) Mar. 31 Tarleton State* (2) Stephenville, TX 1:00 Founded: 1925 Apr. 1 Tarleton State* Stephenville, TX 1:00 Enrollment: 6,610 Apr. 3 St. Edward’s Austin, TX 2:00 President: Dr. Steven H. Tallant Apr. 5 Cameron* Kingsville, TX 6:00 Athletic Director: Kenneth Oliver Apr. 6 Cameron* (2) Kingsville, TX 1:00 Phone: 361-593-2411 Apr. 7 Cameron* Kingsville, TX 1:00 Affiliation: Lone Star Conference South (NCAA Division II) Apr. 13 West Texas A&M* Canyon, TX 6:00 Nickname: Javelinas Apr. 14 West Texas A&M* (2) Canyon, TX 1:00 Colors: Blue (293 C) and Gold (108 C) Apr. 15 West Texas A&M* Canyon, TX 1:00 Home Field: Nolan Ryan Field (1,500) Apr. 17 St. Mary’s San Antonio, TX 6:00 Associate AD/Head Athletic Trainer: Ruben Cantu (x2493) Apr. 20 Eastern New Mex.* Kingsville, TX 6:00 Associate AD of External Advancement: Joe Biedron (x2692) Apr. 21 Eastern New Mex.* (2) Kingsville, TX 1:00 Assistant AD/Compliance: Marques Dantzler (x4268) Apr. 22 Eastern New Mex.* Kingsville, TX 1:00 Assistant AD/Academic Outreach/SWA: Amanda Knight (x2155) Apr. 24 A&M-International Kingsville, TX 6:00 Coordinator for External Affairs: Fred Nuesch (x3908) Apr. 27 Incarnate Word* Kingsville, TX 6:00 Ticket Manager: Rosie Moreno (x4030) Apr. 28 Incarnate Word* (2) Corpus Christi, TX 1:00 Department phone numbers begin with 361-593 Apr. 29 Incarnate Word* Kingsville, TX 1:00 * indicates Lone Star Conference game Home games in bold 2012 Preview ............................................................................ 2-3 Coaching Staff ......................................................................... 4-5 Head Coach Jason Gonzales ...............................................4 Pitching Coach Rick Heines ................................................. 5 Requests for press seating, information, interviews and pictures should be directed to Shane Meling. Permission to broadcast games at Nolan Ryan Field Hitting Coach Thad Rhea .................................................... 5 on the radio must be obtained from the Office of Sports Information. Permis- Team Chaplain Cristopher Robinson .................................. 5 sion to shoot still photographs or video must also be obtained through the Players ....................................................................................6-15 Office of Sports Information. Numerical Roster ................................................................6 Shane Meling Player Bios .......................................................................7-13 Sports Information Director In Memorium: Travis Madden ...........................................14 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2011 Review............................................................................15-17 MSC 202, 700 University Blvd. Combined Stats ..................................................................15 Kingsville, TX 78363 Phone: 361-593-2870 (o), 903-399-0455 (c) Individual Player Highs .......................................................16 Email: [email protected] Team Highs .........................................................................17 Fax: 361-593-3180 Letter Winners ..........................................................................18 Press Box: 361-593-2593 Record Book ..........................................................................19-31 Web site: www.javelinaathletics.com Twitter: Javelinasdotcom Javelina Coaching Records ............................................... 27 Youtube: www.youtube.com/JavelinaAthletics 2012 Javelina Baseball 1 Texas A&M-Kingsville Baseball The Javelinas enter the 2012 baseball sea- he earned first team all-conference honors. He son with high hopes after back-to-back Lone Star is a strong defender and should hit in the meat of Conference tournament appearances. Under the order. fourth year head coach Jason Gonzales the Hog- At second base, senior transfer Cameron gies made some noise in the conference, but are Dullnig figures to play every day. He was close to still looking for their first deep tournament run. a .300 hitter at Western Carolina, has a penchant Heading into opening day, Gonzales had a for getting on base and can steal bases. He will number of good things to say about the team. He also be used in the bullpen as a late inning re- mentioned the team’s outstanding speed as be- liever. ing a key on both offense and defense. The Ja- Starting at shortstop will be junior college velinas should continue to be one of the top base transfer Matt Perez from Stevensville, MT. He is stealing teams in the LSC after swiping 82 and 99 exactly the type of player Gonzales wants at the bases over the previous two seasons. The team position. He is a steady defender, smart and a has struggled on defense each of the past two good leader. He will likely hit in the middle of the seasons, but Gonzales brought in a completely order. He was the top selection for the team’s new infield consisting of players who all have at Fall Blue-Gold games. least two years of collegiate experience. James Black, another junior college transfer, The Javelinas posted a 5.02 earned run should hold down third base. He is a contact hit- average in 2011, second best in the conference. ter who passing good hands and a strong arm on Gonzales has a lot of options in the starting rota- defense. tion and bullpen and feels that this year’s group is Should injuries come into play, Gonzales even stronger than last year. has the option to bring former starting infielders All in all, the Javelinas are expecting to make Julian Duran and Ben Villafuerte from their out- a third straight trip to the LSC Tournament with field positions. Senior Adam Aspaas saw time at hopes of a conference title and berth back into both corner infield spots last year and possesses the NCAA Division II Playoffs. a good eye at the plate. Freshman Mario Siller Now it’s time to look a position-by-position could also see some playing time. breakdown of the 2012 Javelinas. At first base, the Javelinas have a few more options with Chris Ballou, Brian Frazier and Infield Taylor Taska. Ballou hit .340 a year ago for the The Javelinas may have the best catching squad and played the majority of the time in the duo in the LSC this year with junior Cash Barker outfield, but does have experience at first. Fra- and senior Jake Mendiola. Barker is an on-base zier has the most raw power of anyone on the machine and was named Second Team all-LSC team and made a few starts at first as a fresh- after he reached base 50 percent of the time in man. Taska sat out last year with an injury and 2011. Mendiola was the team’s top clutch hit- set the school record for saves two years ago, ter with a .444 batting average and 15 RBI’s in but could factor in the lineup after leading the situations with runners on base and two outs in team with three home runs in the fall. 2011. Both are solid on defense and understand the system the coaches have put in place. Junior Outfield and Designated Hitter college transfer Clint Wallace provides Gonzales The Javelinas will feature a speedy, athletic with another option